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Aug102018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

PL Predictions: Liverpool to win it; Town safe; Brighton, Southampton and Newcastle down

News, Opinion

Everyone else seems to be doing Premier League predictions, so with the new season just hours away, I thought I’d do mine. I’ve got absolutely no more insight into these things than the average fan, so don’t expect me to be even close to being accurate. In fact, you’re welcome to save this link and set a reminder on your phone to mock me for my stupidity in May next year. Here’s how I think the league is going to shape up. It’s a long image, and if you scroll past it my explanations for these predictions at the bottom. Where will Huddersfield Town finish in the Premier League? I’m thinking we can finish thirteenth this season. This would put us safely clear of the relegation scrap and proving we’re capable of staying in the Premier League for a little while longer. This may be a t...

Jul272018 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Have Huddersfield Town too many foreign players for the Premier League rules?

News, Player profiles, Transfers

Most Town fans will have noticed that our current squad has a far more cosmopolitan feel to it these days. One of the reasons we’ve achieved so much in recent seasons has been our ability to pick up players from abroad at a fraction of the cost their English equivalent would be valued at. Has delving into foreign markets left Town in a position where they could fall foul of the Premier League’s rules about homegrown players? Could Town be forced into naming a smaller squad than they could because of the lack of homegrown players on our books? If you can’t be bothered reading the whole article, the quick answer is that our current squad is almost perfectly balanced between homegrown and non-homegrown players, but any transfers could muck this up and mean we have to move players on. W...

Jul212018 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

All the reaction to Adama Diakhaby signing for Town

News, Player profiles, Transfers

I’m a bit late to respond to Huddersfield Town’s aquisition of Adama Diakhaby from Monaco, so I’ve decided to throw together all the various things that have already been said about the signing, rather than repeat what's already out there. The highlights video It’s always worth being careful before getting too excited about highlight videos from YouTube, most players can cobble together a few minutes of clips that show them looking half-decent. The most exciting thing from the clips was how ridiculously quick he is. On the other hand, from this very small glimpse of him playing, he appears to be very reliant on his left foot. All players have a dominant foot to some extent, but it looked like he was scared to use his right at times. It’ll be interesting to see if this is an issue or n...

Jul72018 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

The potential significance of Huddersfield Town’s squad numbers

News

Huddersfield Town have announced their squad numbers for the forthcoming season. In the absence of anything more substantial to write about, I’m going to take a look at the potential significance (or not) of the squad numbers handed out. Scannell drops down the pecking order (and towards the door?) Sean Scannell has vacated his number 7 shirt and dropped down to 28. This seems like a clear signal that he’s unlikely to form part of David Wagner’s plans for the forthcoming season. He was loaned out to Burton Albion last season before returning to Town after an injury. I suspect Scannell is one of those unfortunate players that would have had a future at Town if we were in the Championship, but aren’t quite up to Premier League standard. It’s a shame, because Scannell has been a good pla...

Jul112017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

PREVIEW: Accrington Stanley v Huddersfield Town – Pre-season friendly

Matches, News

Huddersfield Town play their first friendly of the pre-season against Accrington Stanley on Wednesday evening. It's Town's first game since their historic playoff final victory that saw them promoted to the Premier League. I suspect this game will be substantially more low-key. I have to confess that I'm not a big fan of pre-season friendlies, so won't be going to this game. They're good for raising fitness levels, testing out tactics and helping new players gel but they're rarely much of a spectacle. Accrington Stanley v HTAFC - Match details Kickoff: Wednesday 12 July 2017 at 7 pm Venue: Accrington Stanley Football Club Livingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BX Tickets prices: Adults: £10 / Over-65s / Full-time students & under-18s: £5 / Under-12s: £1 The ticket office ...

Jul72017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

SIGNING: Zanka – Who is he and how will he fit in at Town?

News, Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have today signed Mathias “Zanka” Jørgensen from FC Copenhagen for a fee reported to be £3.5m. The Danish international defender usually referred to as Zanka, arrives at Town with a reputation as a great defender and a big personality. Having read up a bit on him I'm convinced he's going to tear up the Premier League for Town. What kind of a player is Zanka? Zanka, 27, usually plays on the right side of central defence. He’s made over three hundred career appearances, mostly for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superligaen. He’s won the Danish league five times, the Danish Cup five times for FC Copenhagen and the Dutch Super Cup in his spell at PSV Eindhoven. He’s played in the Champions League for FC Copenhagen and even made the Champions League team of the week last Sep...

Jul62017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Scott Malone – Joe Lolley’s tormentor returns to Town

News, Player profiles, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Scott Malone, 26, from Fulham for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £3.2m. The left back signed a three-year contract with the Terriers having an option to add an extra year if they wish. Town fans may remember his goal-scoring performance for Fulham in April 2016, where he absolutely destroyed us. While Joe Lolley’s suspect positioning helped him, Malone marauded up and down the left wing that day and caused us a great deal of misery. I don't think I've ever seen a full-back so consistently make a winger look silly as that day. I'd genuinely like to see Joe Lolley's reaction when they meet each other on the training ground for the first time. Embed from Getty Images What kind of a player is Malone? As mentioned above, Malone is a modern type ...

Jul12017 by Terrier Spirit2 Comments

The best Huddersfield Town accounts to follow on Twitter

News, Social media

Twitter is a great social media platform to find out about what’s going on at Huddersfield Town. It can be hard to know which accounts to follow. Here’s a rundown of all the Town Twitter accounts I thought would be useful. You can also see a lot of Town chatter by following the #HTAFC hashtag on Twitter. Official club accounts The official Huddersfield Town Twitter channel - obviously the first account to follow on Twitter The HTAFC Ticket Office - A good account to follow for updates on ticket availability The Huddersfield Town Megastore - Updates on official merchandise HTAFC Canalside - The account for the training ground, sports and recreation club for Huddersfield Town HTAFC Academy - News about the young uns The Town Foundation - The clubs official charity. They do good work ...

Jun302017 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

SIGNING: Jonas Lössl joins HTAFC on year-long loan from Mainz

News, Transfers

Huddersfield Town have signed Jonas Lössl on loan from Mainz. The goalkeeper joins for the 2017/18 season with Town having an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the loan period. This article looks at who he is, what’s his history, how he’ll fit into the team and includes some tips on how to get those two little dots over the O in his surname. Embed from Getty Images Who is he? Jonas Lössl is a 28-year-old Danish goalkeeper. He’s six foot five and has played over 250 games in his career so far, all in the top-flight of either Denmark, France or Germany. From reading a few posts on the Mainz fans forum it seems that he was well liked by their fans and they wished him well in his move to Huddersfield. It’s quite revealing that no fans were distraught to be losing him though,...

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